Description: Under the Dragon Root A Folk Grimoire of Occult Plant Lore & Practicum Corinne Boyer New and Unread! Under the Dragon Root is the final offering in a trilogy by Corinne Boyer. This long awaited book brings twenty plants from the Witches’ Garden into the light, along with their accumulated folklore, folk medicine and historical magical uses, particularly from the past three hundred years out of North Western Europe, though some information is much older. This book brings together folklore and uses of the plants in an inspiring and yet engaging manner. The plants are organized by season similar to the other books, with the authors own wisdom and personal recipes included at the end of each chapter. Under the Dragon Root has copious footnotes and is exhaustively researched, including source material from fields such as history of pharmacy, grimoire magic, traditional witchcraft, folklore collections from the Victorian era, divinatory methodology and Swedish folk magic. This book brings together much rare and little known plant lore, with a particular focus on the poisonous plants typically associated with witches, demons and spirits. Corinne has chosen her favorite twenty garden plants including: wormwood, valerian, poppy, autumn crocus, mushrooms, mandrake, bay laurel, daphne mezeron, hellebore, periwinkle, henbane, angelica, lily of the valley, rue, ferns, vervain, belladonna, aconite, foxglove and thorn apple. There are six appendices that offer detailed instructions and include topics such as the graveyard apothecary, making a root spiritus, making plant charms and powders, and working closely with poisonous plants. Corinne has been working with plants and herbalism since 1999 and has been teaching and writing full time since 2010. Under the Dragon Root contains twenty original Medieval woodcuts of the plants and around fifty captivating photos taken by Claude Mahmood. Original cover art by Peter Köhler. Special Edition; a limited edition of 250 hand-numbered examples, bound in Dark Green cloth, with copper foil blocking to the front and spine, brown end papers, with green head and tail bands. 80gsm white paper stock. Edition is Royal format 234 x 156mm. 360 pages with 36 pages of black and white photo plates. Contents: Introduction Autumn Dried Red Moths Wormwood Valerian Poppy Autumn Crocus Mushrooms Winter Ashes of the Blessing Crone Mandrake Bay Laurel Periwinkle Hellebore Mezeron- Daphne Spring A Serpents Prayer Henbane Angelica Lilly of the Valley Rue Fern Summer Mother of Witches Vervain Belladonna Foxglove Aconite Thorn Apple/Datura Appendices A-Root Spiritus B- Making Powders and the Use of a Mortar and Pestle C- A Graveyard Apothecary D- The Art of Charm Making With Plants E- Poisons in the Apothecary: Practicum F- A Grimoire of Plant Poisons Bibliography Index I offer combined shipping on almost all media and some other items. All items come from a smoke, pet and fragrance free environment. Items are shipped well packaged in cardboard boxes unless explicitly listed otherwise. Items do not ship on weekends as the local post office is not open. I try to grade accurately, erring on the conservative side. I do not like receiving items in lower grades than listed, and I assume that you do not either. That said, our subjective opinions could differ. Feel free to ask questions about condition, wear, etc. or any concerns you may have. If you would like a picture of a particular aspect/piece that I have not captured, feel free to contact me. International shipping is available, but not to all countries, please contact me before purchasing. Shipping rates listed are for domestic shipping only. International shipping is at cost, I do not try to make money on shipping. All import duties, taxes, etc. are the responsibility of the buyer. I will not lie on customs forms, so if you are not prepared to pay duties, please do not purchase. Thank you
Price: 149 USD
Location: Yachats, Oregon
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Binding: Hardback
Personalised: No
Non-Fiction Subject: Occult, Cunning Folk, Witchcraft, Plant Lore, Magick
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Troy Books
Modified Item: No
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Fiction Subject: N/A
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Signed
Author: Corrine Boyer
Personalized: No
Topic: Occult
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Character Family: None